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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
506 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

KSZ058-032115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
506 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

Date             Wed 07/03/24            Thu 07/04/24            Fri 07/05/24
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN                      83          69          88          63          83
TEMP             73 78 79 81 77 73 71 70 69 79 85 87 83 74 68 65 63 73 78 82 81
DEWPT            73 74 75 73 71 70 70 69 69 73 75 76 74 70 65 62 61 62 63 63 64
MIN/MAX RH                   76         100          68          92          53
RH              100 88 88 77 82 90 97 97100 82 72 70 74 87 90 90 93 68 60 53 56
WIND DIR         NE  E  E  E  E  E  S SE  S  S SW  W NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD          3  4  5  5  5  5  5  4  5  5  5  6  6  5  5  5  5  9 10  9  5
CLOUDS(CAT)      B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS (%)       65 66 76 78 69 59 86 64 57 37 39 48 26 11  9 14 12 14 13 10  1
POP 12HR                     60          60          40          20           0
QPF 12HR                   0.43        0.37        0.09           0           0
RAIN SHWRS          SC NM SC SC SC NM NM IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS               SC SC SC SC SC NM SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Obvis            PF
LAL               2  4  4  4  4  4  5  4  3  3  4  4  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES            6  6  5  4  3  4  4  4  5  4  3  3  3  3  5  4  4  4  4  4  4
MIX HGT         <10 17 19 18 11<10<10<10<10 18 32 25 20<10<10<10<10 24 44 55 12
T WIND DIR       NE SE SE SE  E  E  E  S  S  S SW  W NW  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD        8  9  6 10  9 10 13  9 10 10  6  6 12 14 13 11 13 14 17 19 10
SMOKE DISP       PR FR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX PR


Date          Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       61      87      67      85      64      86      64      88
TEMP          66 63 82 84 71 68 79 76 68 65 81 82 68 66 83 85
DEWPT         62 61 65 67 63 63 68 69 66 65 66 67 64 65 67 69
RH            87 93 56 57 76 84 69 79 93100 60 61 87 97 59 59
PWIND DIR          NW      SW       S       S      NW       N      SW      SW
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       5      20      40      40      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                        IS IS SC SC SC

$$

KSZ024-032115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
506 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

Date             Wed 07/03/24            Thu 07/04/24            Fri 07/05/24
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN                      82          67          85          61          82
TEMP             68 75 80 80 76 72 69 67 68 73 81 84 82 72 66 62 62 71 77 81 80
DEWPT            67 69 70 68 66 66 66 66 67 71 72 73 69 65 62 58 58 61 61 61 61
MIN/MAX RH                   66          97          67          90          50
RH               97 82 72 67 71 81 90 97 97 93 74 70 65 79 87 87 87 71 58 51 52
WIND DIR         NE  E SE SE SE SE  S  S SE  S  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD          3  3  5  6  5  5  4  4  4  5  6  9  9  6  6  8  9 11 13 12  8
CLOUDS(CAT)      SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS (%)       50 73 79 76 75 65 79 56 55 70 55 57 30  5  4  7  7 11 12 11  5
POP 12HR                     30          50          40          10           0
QPF 12HR                   0.03        0.15        0.20           0           0
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                     IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
Obvis             F
LAL               1  1  1  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES            5  5  6  4  3  4  4  3  4  3  3  3  3  4  5  4  4  4  3  4  4
MIX HGT         <10 11 22 21<10<10<10<10<10 14 24 28 21<10<10<10<10 23 55 66 15
T WIND DIR       NE  E SE SE SE SE SE  S SE NE  W  W NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD        6  6  6 11 13  9  6  9  8  6  6  9 13 13 13 12 12 16 20 18 13
SMOKE DISP       PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR


Date          Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       61      87      65      81      62      86      63      88
TEMP          65 62 82 84 70 67 77 76 66 63 81 82 67 65 83 85
DEWPT         60 60 63 64 63 62 66 66 64 63 63 63 62 62 65 66
RH            84 93 53 51 78 84 69 71 93100 54 53 84 90 55 53
PWIND DIR          NW      SW       S      SW      NW      NW       W       W
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0      10      40      40      30      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                     IS SC SC SC SC SC

$$

KSZ012-032115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
506 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

Date             Wed 07/03/24            Thu 07/04/24            Fri 07/05/24
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN                      82          66          83          61          80
TEMP             66 75 80 81 77 71 69 67 66 73 78 82 80 71 66 62 62 71 76 79 78
DEWPT            65 69 68 69 67 66 65 65 66 70 72 73 70 65 60 58 57 61 62 62 62
MIN/MAX RH                   66          99          73          87          56
RH               97 82 67 67 71 84 87 93100 90 82 74 72 81 81 87 84 71 62 56 58
WIND DIR          N NE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE  S  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD          2  2  3  5  4  2  2  2  2  3  5  6  5  5  5  5  6 10 11 10  5
CLOUDS(CAT)      B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS (%)       56 61 78 78 68 73 79 73 61 71 53 50 31  7  7 10 10 15 13  5  5
POP 12HR                     20          50          40          10           0
QPF 12HR                      0        0.19        0.26           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                     IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
Obvis             F
LAL               1  1  1  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES            5  5  6  6  4  5  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  4  5  4  4  4  3  3  4
MIX HGT         <10 13 24 17 13<10<10<10<10 16 26 29 21<10<10<10<10 25 56 69 12
T WIND DIR        N NE SE SE SE  S SE  S  S  E SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD        5  5  5  8 13  9  9  8  6  6  6 11 13 12 13 14 12 19 20 19 12
SMOKE DISP       PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX PR


Date          Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       60      85      64      80      62      85      63      86
TEMP          64 62 80 82 69 66 75 76 66 63 80 81 67 64 82 83
DEWPT         59 59 63 65 62 62 67 68 63 62 64 65 62 62 66 67
RH            84 90 56 56 78 87 76 76 90 97 58 58 84 93 58 59
PWIND DIR          NW      SW       S      SW      NW      NW       W       W
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0      10      40      40      30      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                     IS SC SC SC SC SC

$$

KSZ012-032115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
506 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024

Date             Wed 07/03/24            Thu 07/04/24            Fri 07/05/24
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN                      83          66          84          61          80
TEMP             66 75 81 83 79 72 69 67 68 73 78 83 80 71 66 63 63 71 76 79 78
DEWPT            63 66 65 65 65 64 63 64 65 67 69 70 68 64 59 56 56 59 61 60 61
MIN/MAX RH                   55          92          65          81          52
RH               90 74 58 55 62 76 81 90 90 81 74 65 67 79 78 78 78 66 60 52 56
WIND DIR         NW NE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE  S SW  W NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD          2  2  3  4  5  3  4  4  3  4  5  8  8  6  6  8  9 11 13 12  8
CLOUDS(CAT)      B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUDS (%)       66 53 74 84 80 75 77 68 49 71 61 55 31 12  9 13 11 18 16  5  7
POP 12HR                     20          50          50          10           0
QPF 12HR                      0        0.13        0.31           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                        IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL               1  1  1  2  2  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES            5  5  6  6  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  4
MIX HGT         <10 11 25 18<10<10<10<10 11 14 23 30 21<10<10<10<10 25 49 62 15
T WIND DIR        N NE SE SE SE  S  S SW SE SW  S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD        4  3  4  6 11  9 10  9  6  5  6 11 16 13 12 16 13 19 20 20 12
SMOKE DISP       PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR


Date          Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       60      85      64      81      63      84      63      86
TEMP          65 62 81 82 70 67 76 77 66 64 80 81 67 65 82 83
DEWPT         58 58 62 64 61 62 65 65 62 61 63 64 61 61 65 66
RH            78 87 53 55 73 84 69 67 87 90 56 56 81 87 56 57
PWIND DIR          NW      SW       S      SW       W      NW       W       W
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0      10      40      40      30      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS                SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                     SC SC SC SC SC SC

$$


Below is a weather element key for this product:

DAY 1 THROUGH 3...
MAX/MIN TEMP or MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
MIN/MAX RH or MAX/MIN RH(%).........MAXIMUM/MINIMUM HUMDITY
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)...........WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................WIND SPEED
CLOUDS(CAT).........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
     EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED; BK = BROKEN; OV = OVERCAST
CLOUDS(%)...........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
     TYPE...
       RAIN...........RAIN
       RAIN SHWRS.....RAIN SHOWERS
       TSTMS..........THUNDERSTORMS
       DRIZZLE........DRIZZLE
       SNOW...........SNOW
       SNOWSHWRS......SNOW SHOWERS
       SLEET..........SLEET
       FRZG RAIN......FREEZING RAIN
       FRZG DRZL......FREEZING DRIZZLE
       K..............SMOKE
       F..............FOG
     COVERAGE...
       IS.............ISOLATED
       SC.............SCATTERED
       NM.............NUMEROUS
       O..............OCCASIONAL
       S..............SLIGHT CHANCE
       C..............CHANCE
       L..............LIKELY
       WD.............WIDESPREAD
       D..............DEFINITE
       AR.............AREAS
       PA.............PATCHY
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
MIX HGT(HUNDREDS OF FT AGL)........MIXING HEIGHT
     EXAMPLE: 35 = 3500 FEET; <10 = LESS THAN 1000 FOOT
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
SMOKE DISP(CAT(KT-FT))...................SMOKE DISPERSION CATEGORY
     EXAMPLE: PR = POOR; FR = FAIR; GD = GOOD; EX = EXCELLENT
DAY 4 THROUGH 7...
MAX/MIN TEMP or MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND SPD(MPH).......................WIND SPEED
     EXAMPLE: <15 = LESS THAN 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH OR GREATER
AVE CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS